CHW School-Link Newsletter/Journal of MHCAIDD

The first 2014 edition of the CHW School-Link newsletter, in a journal format and with a new name, is now available on our website www.schoollink.chw.edu.au .

 

The Journal of Mental Health for Children and Adolescents with Intellectual and Developmental Disability: An Educational Resource aims to improve the mental health of children and adolescents with intellectual and developmental disability through enabling academic debate, research and commentary on the field.

 

This journal is a modification of the previous newsletter; a vehicle of expertise about mental health information of children and adolescents with intellectual and developmental disability.

 

The journal remains a collaborative effort with a multi-agency editorial group from the CHW School-Link, Statewide Behaviour Intervention team of the Department of Aging Disability and Home Care, NSW Family and Community Services, and NSW Department of Education and Communities.

 

Changes:

Information on upcoming conferences and training workshops will now be posted and updated on the website http://www.schoollink.chw.edu.au/conferences/

We will be sending you a monthly reminder to check out what’s new on our website with the link to access the latest issue of the journal.

We are in the process of setting up an archive of past articles on the website to make it easier for readers to search for specific topics, titles, authors or themes.

 

 

What’s in Issue One for 2014

Features

Diagnosis, Psychotropic Medication and Outcome in an audit of 150 Child and Adolescent Patients by David Dossetor

Trajectory: Changing the Direction – A view across a range of papers by Terry Sarten

Simon: A Very Special Olympian by Jodie Caruana

PBS: The Aspect Practice by Tom Tutton

Communication Passports in the UK & New Zealand by Terry Sarten

 

Regular articles

The Medicine Cabinet: Adverse Reactions by Judy Longworth   

A Day in the Life……of a Music Therapist by Miriam Crombie & Roxanne McLeod

The Interview - Paul Hutchins

 

Reviews

Conference Review: The Good Childhood Conference, Melbourne by Sarah Chaplin

Paper review: Managing Madness: Mental Health and Complexity in Public Policy. Evidence Based by Terry Sarten

Book Review: Social Work Practice and Intellectual Disability by Terry Sarten

Conference Report: The Second Annual ACI Intellectual Disability Health Network Forum by David Dossetor